Leon Pryce disappeared just before last years GF and still didn't return for the WC so Saints tried getting Danny Brough to replace him but he got injured. Now Leon has finally returned Saints have put the deal off until the end of the season but they will use Brough to give Longy a rest throughout the season and for when Leon disappears again, probably around october time.

Actually there is a good chance Leon will be disappearing some time the end of April (after sentencing).

That is the veiw of some, however, I think its incorrect.

Eastmond has had a fair bit of first team action, but very little of it has been at 7, where he can stand at first receiver. Some Saints fans say "he's too similar a player to pryce", but imo all this is really based upon is the fact he has alot of pace. He's filled in at full back, 5/8, centre and a bit of hooker, and done them all well enough, but I don't think we've seen what he's all about in terms of his natural half back game.
I also think it false to say he hasn't got a kicking game.

His main problem at the moment seems to be that he's a little fragile. He is tiny, did Rob Burrow struggle when he was a teenager?

Apart from the obvious off-field antics, is this such a bad thing?

I think that they assume he's more of a running player like pryce, rather than a distributor/organiser like Long, and perhaps you really need one of each to make a hlaf back partnership work.

As I stated though, I think their wrong to make this judgement.